Interesting update below explains one way that e-Pedal operation differs from Bolt (and other BEVs?).

Obviously, there could be some benefits in terms of added safety and efficiency from the e-Pedal system.

We Should Welcome The E-Pedal In The New Nissan Leaf, But It's Not The World's First: Updated

...Update: I heard back from Nissan spokesman Joshua Clifton who explained that the unique feature of the e-pedal system is that as the car comes to a stop, the hydraulic brakes are automatically applied to keep the vehicle stationary without the driver having to apply the brake. GM offers similar functionality in Bolt to hold the car but it is implemented differently. On the Bolt, the hydraulic brakes are only applied when the driver actually presses the brake pedal as well as for assist systems like automatic emergency braking and stability control. When the car slows under regen braking, at low speed as kinetic energy fades out, the control system applies a trickle of juice to the motor to generate sufficient reverse torque to bring the car to a full stop and hold it in place.

The regen system of the Ioniq sounds, to me, like the best system currently available.

From what I understand, it has two steering wheel paddles - one that bumps up regen and the other that lessens regen. Also, there are 4 levels of regen to choose from including a coasting mode that basically disables regen completely.

Hope the new Leaf has similar functionality, even if the implimentation details are different.

edatoakrun wrote:Interesting update below explains one way that e-Pedal operation differs from Bolt (and other BEVs?).

Obviously, there could be some benefits in terms of added safety and efficiency from the e-Pedal system.

We Should Welcome The E-Pedal In The New Nissan Leaf, But It's Not The World's First: Updated

...Update: I heard back from Nissan spokesman Joshua Clifton who explained that the unique feature of the e-pedal system is that as the car comes to a stop, the hydraulic brakes are automatically applied to keep the vehicle stationary without the driver having to apply the brake. GM offers similar functionality in Bolt to hold the car but it is implemented differently. On the Bolt, the hydraulic brakes are only applied when the driver actually presses the brake pedal as well as for assist systems like automatic emergency braking and stability control. When the car slows under regen braking, at low speed as kinetic energy fades out, the control system applies a trickle of juice to the motor to generate sufficient reverse torque to bring the car to a full stop and hold it in place.

Tesla's system holds the brakes once you press the brake pedal once, after which you can release the brake pedal but the brakes are held on until you press the accelerator (or the brake pedal). Once I started using it, I liked it and wondered why they just didn't implement the next obvious thing, similar to how the E-Pedal is described in the quote above: just apply the brakes automatically as the car comes to a stop.

Then I realized a potential downside: if you got used to the car doing this, and then moved back to a car that didn't do this, you might end up tail-ending the car in front of you at a traffic light.

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jlv wrote:... if you got used to the car doing this, and then moved back to a car that didn't do this, you might end up tail-ending the car in front of you at a traffic light.

We Should Welcome The E-Pedal In The New Nissan Leaf, But It's Not The World's First: Updated

...Update: I heard back from Nissan spokesman Joshua Clifton who explained that the unique feature of the e-pedal system is that as the car comes to a stop, the hydraulic brakes are automatically applied to keep the vehicle stationary without the driver having to apply the brake. GM offers similar functionality in Bolt to hold the car but it is implemented differently. On the Bolt, the hydraulic brakes are only applied when the driver actually presses the brake pedal as well as for assist systems like automatic emergency braking and stability control. When the car slows under regen braking, at low speed as kinetic energy fades out, the control system applies a trickle of juice to the motor to generate sufficient reverse torque to bring the car to a full stop and hold it in place.

Tesla's system holds the breaks once you press the break pedal once, after which you can release the break pedal but the breaks are held on until you press the accelerator (or the break pedal). Once I started using it, I liked it and wondered why they just didn't implement the next obvious thing, similar to how the E-Pedal is described in the quote above: just apply the breaks automatically as the car comes to a stop.

Please, folks. It's "brake" or "brakes." Or at least use the wrong word more sparingly!